Eating after 8 pm? - Diet & Nutrition Message Board

mandy_16 · 12-18-2008, 01:12 PM

I have heard that it was unhealthy to eat anything
after around 8pm.
Is this true....?
I'm asking, because it is hard for me to not eat from 8pm to the time
I go to bed. I work at a resturunt, so I usually don't get to sleep until 2
or 3 in the morning. And I sometimes get hungry.....
What should I do??

motodragon2003 · 12-18-2008, 01:36 PM

I think that is based on a normal bedtime of around 11pm.....if your days are skewed one way or the other then so are the rules....

Like if you eat breakfast at 10am instead of 7-8....I think it is all relative.

janewhite1 · 12-18-2008, 01:56 PM

I agree. Let's change that rule in your case to "No eating for 2 hours before bedtime" or "No snacking after the last meal of the day" whenever that last meal happens to be.

mandy_16 · 12-18-2008, 02:01 PM

Thanks!
Yeah... I usually eat breakfast at 10am, Lunch at 1pm,
Supper at 5pm, and a snack at about 8 pm.
So do you think having another snack at around 11pm is ok...?

Mediocrates · 12-18-2008, 03:47 PM

I think the problem with eating at night is that's when many dieters sneak a snack, or two, or three.

I've also heard health professionals discourage nighttime meals or snacks, but of course it's the same amount of calories any time.

Your body needs rest and you generally don't want to give it the job of digesting food once you're going to sleep, IMO.